Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Brown is the new Black

I know I have spent a good deal of time here talking about 'Chocqua' and all that it has to offer, but I am starting to wonder if it isn't the 'choc' part of the equation that I am truly gaga over. Recently I have been all about brown. It's the perfect foil and never fails to make the other part of whatever it's combined with 'pop'. The above-pictured Hazel Knits 'Chocolatier' was just about the most exciting yarn I have ever received in the mail. Can you believe how utterly gorgeous it is? Such depth and rich color. If you haven't given Wendee's yarn a try, you should, because she is also one of the nicest Etsy people ever!

Over the break I also indulged in another brown passion: Malabrigo. This matchy-matchy hat and mittens combo were knit in the car between PA. and NJ. while listening to the kids battle over the center seat while they called each other 'fat' and 'retarded'. I have so much to be proud of as a mother, don't you think? Once at our destination, I finished them up while chewing glass listening to a relative talk about how global warming is a 'liberal hoax'. Happy Holidays!Peeper-lou was an obliging FO model and noted that these were "the softest hat and mittens ever". Malabrigo: you come for the unbelievable array of colors, you stay for the almost criminally indulgent softness.The Specs:Hat: Dulles hat--a fun, trippy pattern that yields a fun, hippie hatMittens: Basic Mittens on 4 Needles, Ann NorlingYarn: Malabrigo Worsted in #181 Marron OscuroNeedles Addi Turbo, size 8

I need some more yarn (like a hole in the head) but the brown - gorgeous! I really should get some Malabrigo just to snuggle. Your hat and mitts are fabulous - your daughter is a doll - is she "fat" or "retarded"?:) Aint parenting grand?

I do love the richness of chocolate (yarn, that is), yet I don't wear it often. That yarn looks yummy, like toffey. The Malabrigo--what can I say that hasn't already been said? It is simply the best. And how adorable is your daughter? What a great model. Oh, and the "liberal hoax"? Hilarious!

I am eyeing Chocolate Fondue for my bedroom paint colour so I am with you on the chocolate love. I am equally smitten with the Malabrigo and the hat and mitts look to die for. It is a really funky pattern too.

brown malabrigo? fabulous!!really, i was living under a rock...i had no idea how fabulous this was!your daughter is just too cute for those words to come out of her mouth! i just don't believe you....LIAR!!! :)

All I could think of while looking at the pictures in this post was "mmmm, chocolate!" Love the brown, love the hat & mitten set. Does Peeper-lou ever give you a problem when you want the FOs back after the photo shoot? I know I'd want to keep anything made of Malabrigo.

Mmmm, chocolate... Malabrigo is your best friend (until it starts to pill). Even then, though, you realize that it's so cheap, you can simply knit another hat/mitten/armwarmer...(Yes, I've been disillusioned, and yes, I've bounced back).

Dude I had a similar "discussion" with some of my relatives - only they refused to believe that there were people out there that think global warming isn't happening. I could not get through to them that lots of people think it's a "hoax". Seriously. So thanks for mentioning it b/c you totally just proved me right!

What a cute set! I love it, especially the hat! The meathead hats (which I've never heard of; I must really be out of it!) also look great! That chocolate sock yarn was giving me serious chocolate cravings for a few seconds, there, too. Mmm.

Go browns! Yes indeed it is the new black especially with yarn as beautiful as that Malabrigo - I must have it. I know exactly what I'm going to knit. Thanks for sharing. You have saved me many hhours of searching for the next yarn to buy.